$38.62
2.20% yesterday
NYSE, Sep 26, 10:17 pm CET
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc Stock price

$38.63
-0.40 1.02% 1M
+0.06 0.16% 6M
+2.31 6.36% YTD
+0.52 1.36% 1Y
-4.83 11.11% 3Y
-1.30 3.26% 5Y
+12.45 47.56% 10Y
+16.71 76.25% 20Y
NYSE, Closing price Fri, Sep 26 2025
+0.84 2.22%
ISIN
US29670G1022
Symbol
WTRG
Sector
Industry

Key metrics

Basic
Market capitalization
-
Enterprise Value
-
Net debt
$7.7b
Cash
$25.1m
Shares outstanding
280.5m
Valuation (TTM | estimate)
P/E
16.8 | 17.9
P/S
- | -
EV/Sales
- | -
EV/FCF
-
P/B
-
Dividends
DPS
$1.27
Yield 1Y | 5Y
3.3% | 2.6%
Growth 1Y | 5Y
6.5% | 6.9%
Payout 1Y | 3Y
58.3% | 61.6%
Increased
25 Years
Financials (TTM | estimate)
Revenue
$2.3b | $2.4b
EBITDA
$1.3b | $1.3b
EBIT
$905.9m | $941.0m
Net Income
$645.8m | $605.0m
Free Cash Flow
$-477.8m
Growth (TTM | estimate)
Revenue
20.7% | 15.9%
EBITDA
24.6% | 16.2%
EBIT
31.8% | 24.2%
Net Income
16.0% | 1.6%
Free Cash Flow
-3.5%
Margin (TTM | estimate)
Gross
84.8%
EBITDA
55.5% | 54.2%
EBIT
38.7%
Net
27.6% | 25.0%
Free Cash Flow
-20.4%
Financial Health
Equity Ratio
34.4%
Return on Equity
9.6%
ROCE
5.1%
ROIC
5.2%
Debt/Equity
1.2
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EPS
$2.3
FCF per Share
$-1.7
Short interest
2.0%
Employees
3k
Rev per Employee
$630.0k
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Analyst Opinions

15 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

13x Buy
87%
2x Hold
13%

Analyst Opinions

15 Analysts have issued a Essential Utilities Inc forecast:

Buy
87%
Hold
13%

Financial data from Essential Utilities Inc

Income Statement P&L | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow


Quarter TTM Annually
Jun '25
+/-
%
2,338 2,338
21% 21%
100%
- Direct Costs 355 355
63% 63%
15%
1,983 1,983
15% 15%
85%
- Selling and Administrative Expenses 8.87 8.87
39% 39%
0%
- Research and Development Expense - -
-
-
1,298 1,298
25% 25%
56%
- Depreciation and Amortization 392 392
11% 11%
17%
EBIT (Operating Income) EBIT 906 906
32% 32%
39%
Net Profit 646 646
16% 16%
28%

In millions USD.

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Essential Utilities Inc Stock News

Positive
Seeking Alpha
12 days ago
In July, we (my wife and I) received a dividend income total of $4,161.64. My other two Vanguard ETFs – S&P 500 (VOO) and Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) - both paid in July. We had a solid increase month, 3 stocks is fine with me here in 2025. Dividend growth has been soft, so 3 stocks increasing dividends is great with me.
Neutral
Business Wire
19 days ago
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced the appointment of Sadzi Martha Oliva as the new President of Aqua Indiana. Oliva, most recently Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Community at United Scrap Metal, will lead Aqua Indiana's water and wastewater operations, overseeing capital investment, regulatory compliance and customer servic...
Neutral
Business Wire
about one month ago
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) today announced an agreement with International Electric Power III, LLC (IEP), to become an investor in a 1,400 acre, data center facility in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Based on the agreement, Essential Utilities, through its subsidiary Aqua, plans to design, build, and operate an 18 million gallons per day (MGD) water treatmen...
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Company Profile

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Head office United States
CEO Christopher Franklin
Employees 3,291
Founded 1968
Website www.essential.co

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